The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04

only in seeming The six pair of eyes follow
the fare to the box and the owners thereof be-
come apathetc until they reused to life
again by the entrance of other passengers.
These men, expert in the service after so manv
years of experience, will feel that their occupa-
ton is gone when regular conductors are put on
and, though they seem unapprecative now. the
womsn will miss them and regret them.
IMAGINATION is likely to be a useless posses
sion to children before long, if all their fairy
tales are to be enacted before their eyes with
more magniicence and marvellous spectacular
effects than is limited at in the original
story What is the uae of exciting the fancy to
picture the wonders of Aaddin's lamp. for in
stance when by going to the theater they
see the magician and all MS works? A scene to
be produced in the purlesque of "Aiaddin's
Lamp" at a New York theater is thus described:
THE magician, having delivered an incanta-
ton. summons vapors from the earth. trap
extending across the stage from the first
trance is thrown Open Slowly steam ascends
until it reaches the proscenium arch, and the
stage IS entirely obscured. Colored lights
thrown upon the steam, and through it the ma
gciar appears and disappears. Meanwhile APP
propriate music is furnished by the orchestra.
Suddenly gong is struck. The steam instantly
disappears, and the Crypt of Crimson Crystals,
a magnificent set, is revealed. Here occurs the
first ballet"
The child who is not satisfied with this would
be unhappy with the famous lamp itself in his
hands.
FROM this time forth until snow falls the res
idents of Indianapolis may expect to nhale the
smoke of burning leaves. The sight of a leaf
upon lawn or pavement is sure to inspire some
in its neighborhood with a desire set fire
to it. Why many persons should be ami
mated by this diabolical inclination to make
life burden to their fellow creatures, it is i'm
possible to say; but the fact remains that the
autumn months, which would otherwise be the
pleasantest season of the year. are rendered IN
comfortable and disagreeable to q large number
of people by this senseless custom of making
bonfres in the streets every evening. If the
dead leaves offense to the fastidious. not
to say the ''inicky," taste, let them be raked
up and carted away; but for the sake of suffer
ing public OH too particular" housewife, do
not burn them. The all-pervading dust is
nuisance great enough for any community to
endure without adding to it a pungent, irritat-
ing, altogether unnecessary smoke:
A LONDON cablegram to the New York World
says: "a question will be asked in the House
of Commons concerning the severe sentence of
six months Imprisonment with hard labor
Gently passed on Buffalo Bills giant boy,
who knocked down the policeman who arrested
him for disorderly conduct A great effort is
being made to secure his pardon. St. Stephens
Review publishes a number of letters appealing
from the unusual severity of the sentence"
The spectacle of the House of Commons discuss
ing momentous question like that would 60
far to prove the decadence of England. By the
way, Col Cody seems to maintain firm grip
society over there.
THE prices Of fruits and vegetables in the Chi
cago markets indicated by the quotations
SO much lower than those which prevail in In
dianapolis az to excite a wonder in the minds of
purchasers here which is not quieted by the ex-
plantations vouchsafed by the dealer. An alleged
difference in freight rates hardly accounts salts
factorily for difference Of from so to Is cents
in the price of basket of Michigan peaches
particularly when the purchaser knows of his
own knowledge that the freights are little if any
higher in than the other. There is
growing impression that the local retail gro
GERS are making little too much of the late
drought.
CoLONIZATION agents are working among the
colored people in North Carolina to induce them
to remove TO California. Free homes and
tract of land are guaranteed to each emigrant.
OF course the colored people have all read
Thomas Campbell; they should remember "'tis
distance lends enchantment to the view" On
closer inspection they would doubtless find that
the free home and little farm existed only in the
mind of the agent The brain of colonization
agent is more fertile even than the fabulous
soil Of California
THE International Medical Convention will
meet in the new Pension Building at Washing
- 80 h,,;f1 has
festooned with American flags hundred
feet in length. Electric lights will be put up
temporarily, and Tuesday and Friday nights
the entire building will be brilliantly illuminat-
ed. The inner court where the medical sessions
are to be held has seating capacity equal to the
main foor of the Chicago wjgwam where the
National Conventions were held in 1884.
AN Atlanta Judge imposed fine of $40 on a
lawyer who called a witness liar and threaten
to break his jaw. The judge said: II warned
him a while ago. and I will not have anybody
talking about breaking witnesses jaws in this
court" Certainly it is of the duties of
upright and fearless judge to protect witness
in the possession and enjoyment of his jaws.
THE indictment OF Canadian railway mana
ger for manslaughter the offense being the kill
ing of two men by train his road, is some
thing new in the history of railway litigation.
Should the conviction and punishment of the
manager follow the result would serve far bet
ter as a preventive of Chatsworth disasters than
the imprisonment of section boss.
IT is not alone the wild Western editor who
writes glowing ackno wledgments of vegetable
favors. The New York Sun gives a notice of
fifteen or twenty lines to resident of Brooklyn
who favored the Office with eight tomatoes
produced in his back yard. But then he was
an amateur farmer and this Brooklyn.
That makes difference.
THE new law in New York against the aduter-
alton of wine will go far towards breaking up, in
that State at least the nefarous business at
which it is aimed. The manufacturer of adul-